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| Melbourne man pleads guilty to visiting America to rape six-year-old boy | |
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| A Melbourne man visiting the US has entered a guilty plea after he was charged with travelling there to sexually assault a six-year-old boy. | |
| Michael Quinn agreed to a plea deal in the US district court in Los Angeles on Wednesday that will sentence him to 10 to 13 years in a US prison. | Michael Quinn agreed to a plea deal in the US district court in Los Angeles on Wednesday that will sentence him to 10 to 13 years in a US prison. |
| Related: Letter: Remember the child victims of sex tourism | Related: Letter: Remember the child victims of sex tourism |
| Quinn, was in the US on a vacation and to play in a rugby tournament with his Melbourne Chargers rugby team, was caught in a sting where he paid an undercover agent posing as a pimp $US260 ($A347) to have sex with a six-year-old. | Quinn, was in the US on a vacation and to play in a rugby tournament with his Melbourne Chargers rugby team, was caught in a sting where he paid an undercover agent posing as a pimp $US260 ($A347) to have sex with a six-year-old. |
| The 33-year-old geneticist pleaded guilty. | The 33-year-old geneticist pleaded guilty. |
| “Mr Quinn travelled to the United States to have sex with a young child,” US lawyer Eileen M Decker said. | “Mr Quinn travelled to the United States to have sex with a young child,” US lawyer Eileen M Decker said. |
| “Fortunately, law enforcement was able to ensure that no child was put in harm’s way and that Mr Quinn would face severe consequences for his conduct.” | “Fortunately, law enforcement was able to ensure that no child was put in harm’s way and that Mr Quinn would face severe consequences for his conduct.” |
| A sentencing hearing is scheduled for 3 October. | A sentencing hearing is scheduled for 3 October. |